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It’s seven tracks, right on the border between EP and full length. It’s less than 15 minutes long, though, so I guess that settles that.
“Sister Savior” and “Color Opposition Theory” fly right by. They are certainly good tracks, but they’re like leaves on a windy day. Whoosh!
“Master & Servant” is not a Depeche Mode cover. It’s certainly good, though. It reminds me of a winter day in San Francisco, when you wake up the next morning after spending the night at your friend’s apartment in the Richmond, the humming of the 31 Balboa passing through the paper-thin walls, along with the cold. Thankfully the meters are not enforced on Sundays, but you still have to drive home. (It turns out this EP was recorded in San Francisco. Coincidence, I swear. But really, it’s that sound. It’s no surprise at all.)
“Bones” has a xylophone. “My Dear Man (Unrequited)” haunts like the stray cat that doesn’t go away because you keep feeding it. Trap, neuter, release! It doesn’t work if you don’t release!
“Uxorial Demands” sounds a lot like “My Dear Man (Unrequited),” but that’s OK. She should find all of the Run for Cover Lovers, make them get back together and do a show with them. It’s the same sound but stripped. It must take her about three minutes to set up for a show. Metallica could learn a thing or two from Lady Lazarus.
The title “The End of the Dream” makes it sounds as if it should be the last track. It is! It’s good burrito-getting music. To the Mission!

Posted by Joel Edelman on September 13, 2009 at 11:05 am
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